by Matthew Hay Brown House Minority Leader John Boehner and 10 fellow GOP congressmen left Washington this morning for Alaska, where they plan to spend the weekend highlighting the domestic energy production potential at settings such as the Arctic National...

by Mark Silva Rep. Aaron Schock of Peoria, the youngest member of Congress -- and the "hottest freshman,'' according to the readers of The Huffington Post -- says he is honored. "It's about time politicians from Illinois were known for...

by Michael Muskal President Obama today accepted the apology of Rep. Joe Wilson, who interrupted the president's speech to Congress to accuse him of lying about whether illegal immigrants would be covered under proposed changes in health-care policies....

One of the odder, more complicated moments in the history of architectural symbolism will arrive Monday with the formal opening of the Burj Dubai skyscraper. At about 2,600 feet high -- the official figure is still being kept secret by...

by Mark Silva With the opening today of the Burj Dubai, at 160 stories the world's tallest tower, we are reminded of regional promises unfulfilled. The crown jewel of the United Arab Emirates, a high-rise that surpasses all high-rises in...

Donald Trump knows what he likes, and he didn't like a spire on his Chicago building.
"I hated the look of it," Trump said in October while discussing a recent design of the tower.
Mayor Richard Daley knows what he likes too. His tastes run toward the ornamental--concrete planters and wrought iron.
And the mayor wanted his skyline to have a spire in it.
In December, when the Donald was in town pitching his new fragrance, the mayor and the mogul went face to face in Daley's 5th-floor office in City...